About the Book

Title: Billy Bobble Makes a Magic Wand | Author: R.S. Mellette | Publication Date: December 8, 2014 | Publisher: Elephant's Bookshelf Press | Pages: 284 | Recommended Ages: 10+Book Description: "E = mc2 is no longer the most powerful force in the universe. Your wand is." Twelve-year-old Billy Bobble and his best friend Suzy Quinofski didn't mean to change the universe. Billy, a quantum physics prodigy, just wanted to find a way to help his hoarding, schizophrenic mother – and maybe impress a coven of older girls in high school. Suzy, his intellectual equal, wanted to help her friend and cling to her last remnant of childhood, a belief in magic. Together they made Billy a real, working, magic wand, and opened a door to the Quantum World where thoughts create reality, and all things – good and bad – are possible.

The Buzz About the Book

"What a great read! I must have been under a magic spell reading it – read it in one day, which I only do if the book is very good. I encourage all readers to pick up this book and spend an afternoon with the quantum-physics-knowing, often-bullied, lovable Billy Bobble and his intellectual equal, best friend Suzy Quinofski." ~ Books4theSoul, Amazon

"My inner geek smiled a lot while reading this book. Theories and ideas I had never heard of flew over my head... but at every mention, I grinned. I LOVE a book that tackles tough subjects, embellishes them and embraces it. These characters aren't afraid of challenges, facing a bunch both personally and scientifically." ~ Kirstin, Amazon

"I think that this is a great book and I think that kids will like it a lot, because I did!" ~ Alec S., Amazon

About the Author: R.S. Mellette

Billy Bobble Makes A Magic Wand, is R.S. Mellette’s debut novel from Elephant Bookshelf’s Press. Prior to Billy Bobble, Mellette had Sci-Fi short stories published in the anthologies: The Fall: Tales from the Apocalypse, Spring Fevers and Summer’s Edge. Mellette is an Associate Director of Dances With Films (one of MovieMaker Magazine’s top 25 coolest film festivals in the world). He wrote and directed the multi-festival winner, Jacks or Better. He also wrote the first web-to-television intellectual property, “The Xena Scrolls,” for Universal Studio’s Xena: Warrior Princess. On Blue Crush and Nutty Professor II he served as script coordinator. He’s acted in Looney Tunes: Back In Action, Star Trek: Enterprise, Days of Our Lives, Too Young The Hero, and countless stage productions across the US. Mellette is a member of the Science Fiction Writers of American and a regional board member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

Billy Bobble Makes a Magic Wand is an exciting and action packed adventure full of impressive science and amazing magic.

Billy and Suzy are brilliant children, so much so that the 12-year-old friends are already in high school. Billy is a quantum physics genius and Suzy specializes in DNA. Together they create a magic wand that yields more power than they could have ever imagined. Of course, "with great power, comes great responsibility" as well as great danger. There are those who will stop at nothing to posses the almighty magic wand Billy and Suzy have created. Can Billy figure out whose trying to deceive him before it's too late?

I loved all the science and knowledge floating around this story, although I have to admit at times I felt inferior to Billy and Suzy's vast array of scientific knowledge. I enjoyed when Billy taught the school bullies a lesson by exposing their faults and pointing out how it feels to be picked on. I also liked Billy's crazy mom, who ends up knowing more than anyone thinks.

I found the plot to be fascinating and well thought out. It was both humorous and intense at times making the story absolutely consuming. Billy Bobble Makes a Magic Wand is a great read. Perfect for middle graders. I highly recommend picking up a copy.